What Telegram does

Telegram Media Grupa d.o.o. (DBA: Telegram.hr) is a privately held Croatian independent digital news media company that publishes news, political commentary, investigative journalism, cultural essays, and analysis through the Telegram.hr web portal. The company operates a multi-vertical content ecosystem comprising specialized sub-brands including Super1 (lifestyle), Telesport (sports), PitanjeZdravlja (health), Openspace (business and careers), T knjige (book publishing), Telegram Igre (gaming), and a podcast series, alongside a premium membership club called Klub.

The company monetizes primarily through a digital subscription product ("Pretplata") priced at 4.99 EUR per 4-week period on an annual billing cadence, with both individual consumer and B2B business tiers and active promotional discounting (e.g., 50% off campaigns). A secondary revenue stream comes from sponsored-content partnerships with brands such as Erste Bank and Algebra Bernays. Distribution is digital-first, supported by active social media channels across Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and WhatsApp, plus RSS feeds and podcast content.

Telegram is headquartered and operating exclusively in Croatia, with a single-country go-to-market focused on Croatian-speaking audiences. The company has no disclosed parent, no external funding rounds, and no subsidiaries beyond its integrated sub-brands. In April 2026, the Zagreb Misdemeanor Court acquitted Telegram in a CBD oil advertising case brought by the State Inspectorate, overturning fines originally imposed on the company and its editor-in-chief, Jelena Pavić Valentić.

Name

Telegram

Legal name

Telegram Media Grupa d.o.o.

Website

https://telegram.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Telegram Media Grupa d.o.o. is a privately held Croatian independent digital news publisher operating the Telegram.hr portal and sub-brands in lifestyle, sports, health, business, and books. It monetizes through individual and B2B subscriptions and sponsored content for Croatian-speaking audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media & Online Publishing

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

akta.pro primary industry

News Agencies & Wire Services (General & Specialized) (MPAJADAE)

Keywords

• Digital news media
• Investigative journalism
• Online news portal
• Subscription news
• Croatian media

Headquarters

HQ city

Zagreb

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscription: Premium digital news subscription providing ad-free content, exclusive articles, and access to subscriber-only features. Includes individual and business subscription tiers.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Telegram is a Croatian independent digital news publisher operating the Telegram.hr portal, producing original investigative journalism, political analysis, cultural commentary, and lifestyle content across multiple sub-channels (Super1, Telesport, Openspace, PitanjeZdravlja). It monetizes access via a recurring digital subscription (Pretplata) priced at €4.99 per 4 weeks, with both individual and business tiers, bundled with member benefits such as books (via T knjige) and exclusive content.

Product overview

Telegram is a Croatian independent digital news media company operating a multi-channel news portal (Telegram.hr) with specialized sub-brands including Super1 (lifestyle), Telesport (sports), PitanjeZdravlja (health), and Openspace (business/careers). The platform also includes T knjige (books), podcast content, and Telegram Games. The company offers a premium subscription service (Pretplata) with individual and B2B tiers, plus a Klub membership program. The news portal covers politics, crime, culture, business, technology, and major stories, operating under Telegram Media Grupa d.o.o.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Telegram Pretplata (Subscription) Paid digital subscription service offering ad-free access to Telegram.hr content for individual consumers and a separate business subscription tier for organizations, priced at €4.99 per 4 weeks with periodic discount offers.
• Klub (Membership Club) Premium membership club offering exclusive member benefits (books, events, and additional perks) to Telegram subscribers above standard subscription access.
• T knjige (Book Publishing & Sales) Direct-to-consumer book publishing and retail platform operated as a subsidiary of Telegram Media Grupa, offering titles by Telegram journalists and affiliated authors.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Cinehill Film FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2026Telegram is a media partner for the Cinehill Film Festival (July 21-26, 2026 in Fužine), featuring interviews with festival guests including Oscar-winning director Edward Berger.
• T knjigeminorOthersBook publishing arm of Telegram Media Grupa, offering books by Telegram journalists and authors, including promotional events at festivals like Cinehill.
• Super1minorOthersLifestyle sub-portal covering beauty, travel, and fashion content within the Telegram media ecosystem.
• TelesportminorOthersSports-focused sub-portal covering Croatian and international sports, football, and athletics.
• OpenspaceminorOthersBusiness and careers sub-portal featuring job listings and business news.
• Pitanje zdravljaminorOthersHealth information sub-portal covering medical topics and healthcare news.
• Erste BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored content partnership featuring digital mortgage tools and financial products.
• Algebra BernaysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored content partnership covering education, career, and professional development topics.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 24sata: Major Croatian daily-turned-digital news outlet offering news, lifestyle, sports and entertainment content; directly comparable to Telegram's super1/telesport verticals and operating in the same domestic single-country market.
• Tportal: Croatian digital news portal from Hanza Media offering multi-vertical content (news, lifestyle, sports); competes directly with Telegram.hr for Croatian subscription and advertising budgets.
• Index.hr: Leading Croatian digital news portal covering politics, crime, business and lifestyle, operating a similar multi-vertical Croatian-language content model to Telegram.hr in the same single-country market with comparable subscription and advertising mix.
• Jutarnji list: Croatia's highest-circulation daily with extensive digital operations covering politics, business, lifestyle and culture — directly overlaps Telegram.hr's editorial categories and target Croatian-speaking audience.
• Večernji list: Major Croatian national daily with digital editions covering politics, business, sports and culture; serves the same Croatian-speaking reader base as Telegram.hr with overlapping subscription and advertising model.
• Net.hr: Croatian digital news and lifestyle network offering news, weather, lifestyle and entertainment; comparable to Telegram.hr in domestic single-country scope and multi-vertical digital news positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Politico Europe: European political-journalism subscription and advertising-supported outlet — comparable to Telegram.hr in heavy political/crime investigative journalism emphasis and subscription-driven monetization, but at broader EU-wide scale rather than national.
• The Guardian: Subscription-supported digital news outlet with strong investigative-journalism positioning — broadly comparable business model to Telegram.hr's subscription + investigative ethos, though operating at vastly larger scale and across multiple geographies.

Emerging players

• Substack: Platform enabling independent writers and journalists to publish subscription newsletters — comparable to Telegram.hr in the underlying 'independent journalism + reader-paid subscription' motion, but operating as an enabling platform rather than a single editorial brand.

Regional players

• N1 (Adriatic/Croatia): Adriatic-region cable/TV-and-digital news outlet (part of United Media) covering Croatia and neighboring markets — comparable to Telegram.hr in editorial focus on investigative journalism and politics, but operating regionally rather than purely domestic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCV_gCZEP2ikrjZVTRulR7sw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Telegram.hr
• Instagraminstagram.com/telegram.hr
• Xx.com/TelegramHR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/telegramhr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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